Multiple stamp device



Oct. 13, 1931. T. B. POWERS 1,827,260

MULTIPLE STAMP DEVICE Filed July 15, 1930 17706222 0)" ZTBPOa/ers yhandle brokenawayt, r Fig. 4 isa section of the lower end enlarged.

Fig. 5 is a' detail of thefs'hank end. I Pig. 6 shows thesprlng clip forietainlng pps p le i e g g this ange n prevent furthehmovement oftheshait in, this direction. Iprovide a, spring. e1ip 22 that; swingsout a pivot 23 in the bar .12, and "its v lower endjcan bQ SWILlII gacross the shafttoy Patented Oct. 13;193 1: 1 i

The object or the was n'vinao'a' s to: provide a simple compact form'ofa: hand tool, that by the Inere turningof a rotatable f; gmeinbergar yone of a 'se'ristqf characters on the periphery ofthe member eanbehrought in the center line of the strikingsha'nh so that when th'edevi c' 'eis .p'laced oniair'artiele po'rted'ili engagement withtheishank, to re ce'ive the full force of the blow withont injnr-y r toany i of the parts an which .Willi insure];

Y i v 3 *1 P W O1 its 't op end, it will sinktheo oharactei p I v ,.1ntothe-work,andproduce theTsanie 'eifiect vide a springidevioel toCooperate wal ets; as if' rth'e same character "wereon *theleridofmultiple stanipinemherpthat will permitthe; easy tnrning of the multiplesta rrip yet when;

'. the shank is grasped'by the luser the stamp" 5 against rapid wea I Ay A further object of; the invention is to pro will seeur elyheld in the.proper 'position. An other obje'etof the "invention is toj provide adevice of this characterwith-a stamp ing enihe'r; in theiform of a wheelfor disc with the characters on its"peripheryg'fand ,si1bstiti1ted. withdifi fe tir edge.

embodiments of my invention Fig. 1 is a frontf elevatio 2 ia'sideielevationlf H Fig; i 3 is a 'rear felevation' with the shaft. p IV Fig. -7 showsthe clip' for holdin'gthe retainingmember for'the disc. f

Fig. 8 shows theshaft Fig. 9 shows the modified retaining means" for thedisc. I p v I i I As shown in the drawings I providea shank 5 member inthe form ofa'bar 10, having a slot [11 at its lower end extendinginwardly to forin a pairv of bars 12' and 13, which bars haveregistering bores 14 and 15, that are adapted to receivea short shaft16.

In the; acfeo npanying" drawings The impression'rmember showninthe n M Ti vmE,

le d' iul y 15,1930, sni v g f w p f i TIMOTHY B-1POWERSQLQOF"BROOKLYN;NEW meme-(mos mo," News-ALL smite;

form "of a-rdisc 17 provided with cha ra ctrs 18 on 'edgelorperiphery,such as numbers y the-digits from-O to 19 being preferably used'fi ,i

and" the "same characters may "be shown on the sideface 19m these tencharacters This dlsc has its 'bo're 20'jof1a size to jreceive the shaft16 whereby it is supported to thin in the s1 t-11 between the bars12"and "13,"and thus any clesiredffl'oharaeter paIiibe brought inl ne.with th'e'axis of the'handle, at the bot-g t o1' 1'1'.'.1 It willbei-seen that the shank isfc'ofii-f paratlvely heavyfl'and strong, andthe shaft large, so that the/stamp can =he"p1aoedlona piece of Work andgiven averyheayyhammer to -;bring any- 0f; the ten 5 or. more charactersonit s e'd g e, to the working position, and thus thedevi ce 'willp'erfo rmth'e funcitionsof ten 1 or moresingle stamps, By simplyremoving similarv disk, but with different Characters, I p ,foi'i 'its)eri Jher -,can be substitut d d which discca y o ie an another; 1 1 J.is a v .6 an ,OPer

' ha eters on; its 5 ated in the same mannerg Thus on: two, or

niore discs the alphabet can be acco'nnnodated? 1 Means are provided forretaining the-shaft i rthpositi on holdingfthe dis'e between bars, willprevent'its fdisplaernent' in; p

use yetreadily admit'of removal Iofthe a i V to take out the disc.. As'show'irthefb arvl3 at thezouter end of thefcross. bore is provided withflange"2l extending inwardly, and the" sha ft can haveone orboth endsslightly-beve'lled so that when inserted through the (0 p prevent itsremoval,; as indicated in Fig. 1.

moval by slight "pressure on the other end of the, shaft." Obviously.when an'ofther disc is inserted. and the shaft returned zth'e clip canswung back to former a position andi'the shaft will be again locked inoperative position.

Means are further provided for retaining the disc in different positionsto hold the different characters in the striking positions. As shown inthe disc l7 is providedwith a series of cavities 24-, one for each ofthe characters on its edge. A spring pressed plunger device is providedin a bore 25 in the bar 13, with which the cavities register as thewheel is turned. As shown in- Fig. 4:, this bore receives a pair ofballs 26 and 27, the latter being engaged by a spring clip 28, thatisheld by a rivet 29 to press the ball in: wardly in the bore.Theinner'ball 26 will be pressed to engage each cavity as broughtopposite, and'retain thedisc in its several positions to which swung.The clip 22 may have a slot 30 smaller than theball 27, that iselongated in case the rivet 29 is not located to bring the center oftheopeningopposite the ball center. The inner end of the bore 26 containsan inward flange 21, so that when the disc 17 is removed the ball 26will not fall out into the slot, but be held by this flange. The rivet29 is shown as. passing across the shank, with a head 32 arranged toengage a slot 33 in the arm 22, that will tend to hold this clip in thenormal position as indicated in Fig. 1. i In Fig, 9a modificationof thedisc retaining means 1s shown, in which aplunger 34,

is arranged in the bore 25 in the bar 13, engaged by the-same springclip 28, and which i will act in the same manner as the two balls shownin Fig. 4, its rounded ends engaging the clip and the cavities in thedisc.

\Vhat I claim is 1. 'A stamp device having a driving shank provided witha slot extendingupward from one end to form a pair of bars each providedwith a cross bore, an impression member provided with a series of radialstamps and also provided with an axial bore, a shaft removably insertedin the cross bores of the bars and projecting through the bore of theimpression member whereby the member swings in the slot between the barsand is adapted to receive the impact of'the drivmg blow on the shank,one of said bars having a flange at the outer end of the bore to limitthe insertion of the shaft from the opposite end of the cross bore, aclip pivoted on one of the bars to swing across the end of the shaft andprevent its removal, the impression member having a series of cavitieson? one side-face, and retaining means arranged to engage the impressionmember at the said cavities, and hold it in adjusted positions.

2. A stamp device having a driving shank provided with a slot extendingupward from one end to form a pair of bars each provided with a crossbore, an'impression member provided with a series of radial stamps andwhich is pivotally mounted whereby it swings in the slot between thebars and is adapted to receive the impact of the driving blow on theshank, the impression member having a series of cavities on one sideface, one of the bars having a bore that will register with saidcavities as the. impression member is turned,with the inner end of thelatter bore provided with a flange, a ball in said bore arranged toengage the impression member cavities and also to seat in the flange onremoval of the impression member, a second ball in said bore, and aspring plate on the bar engaging the said second ball to cause it topress the other ball inward against the impression member at the saidcavities, and retain the impression member in adjusted positions.

3. A stamp device having a driving shank rovided with a slot extendin uward from one end to form a pair of bars each provided with a crossbore, an impression member provided with a series of radial stampsyandalso provided with an axial bore, ashaft remov; ably inserted inthecross bores of the bars and projecting through the bore of theimpression member whereby the member swings in the slot between the barsand is adapted to receive the impact of the driving blow on the shank,one ofJsaid bars having a flange at the outer end of the bore to limitthe insertion of the shaft from the opposite end of the cross ,bore, aclip pivoted on one of the bars to swingacross the end of the shaft toprevent its removal, the impression member having a'series of cavitieson oneside face, one of the bars having a bore that will register withsaid cavities as the member is turned with the inner end of the latterbore provided with a flange, a ball in said bore arranged to engage theimpression member cavities and also to seat on the flange on removal ofthe impression member, .a second ball in said bore and a spring plate onthe bar engaging the said ball to causev it to press the other ballinward against the impression member at the said cavitles, and retainthe impression member in adjusted positions.

